Boot or shoe tree



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. S. M'AWHINNEY.

BOOT AND SHOE TREE.

No. 393,514. Patented Nov. 2 1888.

1510 Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2'; S. MAWHINNEY.

BOOT AND SHOE TREE.

No. 393,514. Patented Nov. 27, 1888.

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UNITED STATES, PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL MAWHINNEY, OF VVORGESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

BOOT OR SHOE TREE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 393,514, dated November27, 1888.

Application filedJnly 25, 1886. Serial No. 180,082. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

- Be it known that 1, SAMUEL :MAWHINNEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at \Vorcester, in the county of \Vorcestcr and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bootor Shoe Trees, of which the following, together with the accompanyingdrawings, is a specification sufficiently full, clear, and exact toenable persons skilled in the art to which this invention appertains tomake and use the same.

The object of my present invention is to pro vide a tree wherein thesides of the foot are extended to afford a better surface along thesides of the shank and to bring the joint-line well under the counter;also, to provide for the variation required for the different sizes without change in the leg-frame or supportingpiece, and to render the treemore perfect, desirable, and efficient for use.

The particular features of improvement will be understood from thedescription and claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of ashoe-tree embracing myinvention. Fig. 2 is a view of the upper side of the foot separately.Fig. 3 is a top view, on a somewhat larger scale, of a portion of theleg-frame or middle piece, showing the seat for the foot. Fig. 4 showsthe end of the foot which matches onto the leg or frame. Fig. 5 is asection through the foot at line w on Fig. 4-. Fig. 6 is a transversesection in the direction of line pm on Fig. 1, and Fig. 7 is alongitudinal central section of the tree.

Referring to parts, A. denotes the center piece, leg'frame, or metalbody, having the usual cylindrical journal, A',whereby the tree issupported in connection with the bench and jacking devices, which lattermay be of ordinary construction, and are there fore not herein shown.

B indicates theback or stretcher, which may be of the usual constructionand provided with suitable operating mechanism, S-sueh, for instance, asshown and described in my patent, No. 374,311, or other well-knownmechanism worked by the pull-rod (J in well lrnown manner.

D indicates the foot, 15 the side plates or brasses, and F thelatch forconfining the foot.

In accordance with my present invention the end of the feet, which fitsagainst the leg-frame,

is provided with side prolongations or wings, d d, that extend rearwardfor some distance beyond the plane of the seat a, the inner surfaces ofsaid wings being preferably parallel with each other, or substantiallyso,while their outer surfaces are in prolongation of the exterior contonr of the foot. The ends of the wings terminate on a plane or line, I,that is preferably backwardly inclined from the top to the bottom of thefoot in the manner illustrated. The dovetailed foot-iron H is secured tothe foot along the seat a, centrally between the wings (Z d, in themanner shown. The outer end of said foot iron terminates at a positionwhere it will be engaged by the latch F when the foot is in workingposition on the legframe, thereby locking the foot in place, and saidiron is also provided with a notch, 72, that engages with the latch andprevents the foot falling off when it is slipped outward for placing theshoe thereon.

The seat upon the center piece or leg-frame for receiving the foot isformed as shown in Figs. 8 and 6, the sides of the leg-frame beingrecessed, as at J J, or cut out to the shoulders j, for the reception ofthe side wings, d, leaving two parallel ribs, L L, that fit within there cess between the side wings, d d, and support the foot laterally, thetop surface of said ribs being fiat to fit against the seat a, while thesurfaces 1 are inclined, so as to match or form a close joint with theline or surface I at the ends of the foot-extensions (Z. A recess isformed between the ribs l),t0 accommodate the latch F, and the innersides of the ribs are fitted with dovetailed or under-cut guides to receive and guide the foot-iron H, and thereby retain the foot D inconnection with the cen tcr piece or leg, while it can slide back andforth on the ribs L.

The outer extremity of the legframc at Kis preferably made the fullwidth of the shank and to correspond with the contour thereof, while theside hrasses, the ends of which are inclined along the surface 1. tomatch the line I, are secured to the edges of this thin portion of theleg-frame.

The latch F is fulcrumcd on the pin m, and is provided with acounterweighted head, F, as described in my former patent, No. 374,311.

The seat a is best formed with a metal plate, Ahwhich is fitted to therecess in the foot, and

is provided with side flanges, a, that extend up the inner faces of thewings d, to protect and brace the wood of said wings, and also makeclose bearing-surfaces that fit against the sides of the ribs L, thusgiving the foot a firm support thereon for sustaining the foot againstlateral pressure, thus producing a very efiicient and desirable tree.

By making the foot with the wings or prolongations d d the joint-line Iis carried to a position where it comes well under the contour of theshoe or boot, so that a smooth surface is provided along the shank tosupport the leather. This avoids impressing a crease into the leatherwhen rubbing or treeing the shanks. The joint I is also carried so'farto ward the heel that ample room is afforded for variation in thecontour of the foot for different sizes and for rights and lefts withoutthe necessity of changing the contour of the center piece or at the linewhere the foot meets the leg-frame; hence the leg-frame can be made afixed size, the variation for sizes and shapes being wholly provided forin the form of the foot and back piece, all starting from the givencontour at the joint-line I without difficulty.

My invention is here shown applied to a tree for treeing shoes; but itwill be understood that the improvement claimed is equally applicable totrees for treeing long-legged boots, the modification being requiredonly in the shape of the leg and back of the tree.

What I claim as of my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

1. The foot having its sides prolonged by 35 backWardly-extended wings(I d and the legframe formed at its outer end, K, the full breadth ofthe shank, with recesses along its sides at J for receiving said Wings,in combination with the movable back, operating-rod, side brasses, andfoot-retaining mechanism in a boot or shoe tree, for the purpose setforth.

2. In a boot or shoe tree, the foot having the haokwardly-extended wingsd d, provided with the metal seat-plate A having side flanges, a, thatextend up the inner faces of the wings for protecting and bracing saidwings, in combination with the leg-frame having a body or ribs that fitthe space within said S AMUEL MAVVHINNEY.

Witnesses:

CHAS. H. BURLEIGH, ELLA P. BLENUS.

